Our first mountain bluebirds of the season! Many have undoubtedly seen some, but we haven't yet. Little Horseshoe Park in Rocky Mountain NP, about 4:00 PM on March 14. Skies partly cloudy, temperature about 50 degrees F. We observed at least 2 pairs. They were eating something on the ground, we assumed grubs or ground-dwelling insects.
On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 2:26 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> > > - Horseshoe park, Aurora ,Townsend's Solitaire > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_0> - 1 Update > - 2018 CFO Convention Field Trips are now posted on CFO website > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_1> - 1 Update > - Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (14 Mar 2018) 3 > Raptors <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_2> - 1 Update > - Red-necked Grebe Still At Fort Collins City Park Larimer County > 3/14/18 (And A Farewell To Colorado) > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_3> - 1 Update > - Happy Pi (ed Pigeon) Day, Arapahoe County > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_4> - 1 Update > - Nathan Pieplow at DFO Monday March 19 at 7 pm. > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_5> - 1 Update > - Dang!!! Red Crossbills in Centennial, Arapahoe County!!! > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_6> - 2 Updates > - An apology <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_7> - 2 Updates > - Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 March 2018 > <#m_4309832133781366794_group_thread_8> - 1 Update > > Horseshoe park, Aurora ,Townsend's Solitaire > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/70f64670644c0e32?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > JIM CONNELL <[email protected]>: Mar 14 05:34PM -0600 > > New area bird for me, the eye ring was distinctive and it had the usual > flycatcher habit of moving short distances from the creek bed back and > forth to various shrubs. I always thought they were foothills only but > apparently they wander during the winter and migration. > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > 2018 CFO Convention Field Trips are now posted on CFO website > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/c592606cf522f83f?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > David Gillilan <[email protected]>: Mar 14 06:48PM -0700 > > Hi All, > > Work continues at an increasingly fast pace to finalize logistics for the > 2018 CFO annual convention, being held May 17-20, headquartered in > Longmont, Colorado. We have recently posted the field trip details on the > Next Convention page of the CFO website: > https://cobirds.org/CFO/Conventions/Next.aspx. We have multiple trips > going out in all directions from our headquarters at the Best Western Plus > Plaza Hotel (reservations available at 303-776-2000 <(303)%20776-2000>), > visiting habitats > from alpine to prairie and everything in between. A convention preview, > agenda, and meals descriptions are also available at the same site. > Registration will be opening soon, as the online system is currently being > tested and trip leaders are registering. We will first open registration > to CFO members, by delivering a link to the registration site via email > (MailChimp), and then three days after that will open registration to all. > > On behalf of the CFO board, we look forward to seeing you in Longmont! > > David Gillilan > CFO > Denver > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (14 Mar 2018) 3 Raptors > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/adca4d1b9b38f649?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > [email protected]: Mar 14 04:33PM -0800 > > Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies > Colorado, USA > Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2018 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total > ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- > Black Vulture 0 0 0 > Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 > Osprey 0 0 0 > Bald Eagle 0 0 0 > Northern Harrier 0 0 0 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 > Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 > Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 > Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 > Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 62 62 > Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 > Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 > Ferruginous Hawk 0 1 1 > Golden Eagle 0 3 3 > American Kestrel 0 0 0 > Merlin 0 0 0 > Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 > Prairie Falcon 0 0 0 > Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 > Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 > Unknown Buteo 1 1 1 > Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 > Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 > Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 > > Total: 3 69 69 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Observation start time: 08:30:00 > Observation end time: 14:00:00 > Total observation time: 5.5 hours > > Official Counter: Joyce Commercon > > Observers: Jim Banks, Pat Conner > > Visitors: > Jim Banks arrived early, with binoculars and his leashed dog. Later in the > morning, Pat Conner also came up to help with the watch. The day was not > particularly busy, but Jim and Pat’s extra eyes were much appreciated. > There was a lot of hiker and biker traffic on the trail today, including > what appeared to be a class of grade-school students, accompanied by some > adults, on a Dinosaur Ridge outing. Throughout the day, several people came > onto the platform but mostly only for the view. > > > Weather: > It was a pleasant, partly-sunny watch with temperatures rising from 13 C to > 16 C. Initially mild and southeasterly winds increased in strength to bft 3 > and 4 and shifted early on to come mostly from the east. Cloud-cover > increased from 70 % coverage (thin, mostly translucent clouds) to 90% > coverage (smooth, mostly opaque clouds). Visibility was good. > > Raptor Observations: > It was a slow day, with no particular pattern emerging from the paths of > the three migrants. The Sharp-shinned Hawk passed near to the platform and > is considered the highlight of the day. > The local Red-tailed Hawks were rather active today, although they rarely > came very near the Ridge. A lanky, juvenile Red-tailed Hawk made several > appearances today, either alone or with one, of the usual three, adult > Red-tailed Hawks. There was plenty of leg-dropping and also a few tussles > during the day, but by the end of the watch, four Red-tailed Hawks were > seen circling as two sets of companionable pairs over the western ridges, > with one pair over Two Trees and the other pair at the forested northern > end of WestRidge. > > Non-raptor Observations: > Common Ravens (one apparent pair and a single raven) displayed their flight > acumen. The single raven perched several times on the power pole north of > the platform. A small flock of Bushtits moved up and down the Ridge near > midday. Also seen or heard were Northern Flicker, Townsend’s Solitaire, > American Robin, American Crow, Black-billed Magpie, bluebird species going > north, Pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco, and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. > ======================================================================== > Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies ( > [email protected]) > Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies information may be found > at: > http://www.birdconservancy.org/ > > > More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo. > php?rsite=123 > > Site Description: > Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is > the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur > Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of > the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger > long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie > Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned > Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and > Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular. > Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western > Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or > Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. > The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from Bird Conservancy of > the Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th. > > Directions to site: > From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take > left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from > the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an > old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west side of the > ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left, head through > the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the > ridge. > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Red-necked Grebe Still At Fort Collins City Park Larimer County 3/14/18 > (And A Farewell To Colorado) > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/aaa2e2701548bd8?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Austin Hess <[email protected]>: Mar 14 05:09PM -0700 > > The Red-necked Grebe remains as easy as ever to find at Fort Collins City > Park/Sheldon Lake the morning of 3/14/18 > > But I want to take this moment to say goodbye to the birding community in > this home state of mine. I'm moving to Missouri for good and leaving the > state on Friday. It's been the most amazing time ever discovering the > wonders of birding here, and the birders in Colorado have been the > greatest > people I have ever met in my life. Some of my most awesome memories will > be > attending the super fun CFO Conventions, the many incredible field trips > by > CSU Field Ornithologists with adults my around my age, and annual > multi-day > spring adventures to Southeastern Colorado. > > Thank you everyone. I will never forget the positive impact the Colorado > birding community has had on me. Wouldn't be much of a happy person > without > you all! > > Bird on!! > > Austin Hess > Fort Collins, Colorado/Branson West, Missouri > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Happy Pi (ed Pigeon) Day, Arapahoe County > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/e8861607df8d8073?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Brian Johnson <[email protected]>: Mar 14 04:51PM -0700 > > Nothing exiting here for a sighting, but after recovering from a brutal > migraine this morning I went for a short walk and saw a flock of Rock > Pigeons and spotted a very striking Pied individual in the flock. A Pied > Rock Pigeon for Pie Day, just perfect a bird nerd. If you want to see the > photo of this bird, here is my checklist, > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43649933 > > Brain Johnson, > Englewood CO > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Nathan Pieplow at DFO Monday March 19 at 7 pm. > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/97db018f2c9431d3?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > "Mary Cay" <[email protected]>: Mar 14 10:53PM > > Denver Field Ornithologists monthly program this Monday night March 19 > features Nathan Pieplow, Associate Director of Global Studies at CU Boulder > with a new aspect of his work with birds. Nathan will share video and audio > recordings of his travels through Siberia from the Mongolian border to the > Arctic Ocean.DFO meetings are held at the Denver Museum of Nature & > Science, 20th and Colorado Blvd. Park on the north side of the building and > enter through the security door between 6:30 and 7pm. Meetings are FREE and > open to the public. All are welcome.. Mary Cay Burger, DFO Membership > 10826 E Maplewood Pl > <https://maps.google.com/?q=10826+E+Maplewood+Pl+%0D%0AEnglewood,+Co+80111+%0D%0A+%0D%0A720&entry=gmail&source=g> > Englewood, Co 80111 > > 720.940.8394 <(720)%20940-8394> > [email protected] > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Dang!!! Red Crossbills in Centennial, Arapahoe County!!! > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/5fb90e5dae48ab2f?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > [email protected]: Mar 14 10:30AM -0400 > > Hello Fellow Birders, > > I just went out to top off the water in the birdbath in my little > townhouse yard in west Centennial near Holly & Arapahoe, when I heard a > 'chirp' that I didn't recognize. Looked up at the aspen overhead and there > were some red and some yellowish finchy-looking birds. Crossbills! From > the aspen they descended to attack my feeders, then to the birdbath, then > gone. The flock numbered ~ 20. The whole episode lasted less than 10 > minutes. > > Three pictures included (hopefully). > > Keep Smilin', > Kevin > > Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone > Connie Kogler <[email protected]>: Mar 14 08:41AM -0600 > > I had 10+ in my yard near Smoky Hill and Chambers yesterday too. > Connie Kogler > AslansOwn.com > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > An apology > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/289ebe3c979a7212?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > [email protected]: Mar 13 07:42PM -0700 > > Dave > > Thanks for your courageous post. This is a nice segue to send a friendly > reminder to all interested in viewing the Gunnison Sage-grouse. There is a > well established protocol that you can read at www.siskadee.org and the > viewing season starts on April 1. Those that go early are creating > challenges for the conservation strategy to provide a watchable wildlife > program; the cooperation of all birders is greatly appreciated and > necessary for future opportunities. There are several closure dates which > you can see on the web page. Many thanks for helping us protect one of our > most threatened birds in Colorado and one of the two really endemic > species > to the state. > > Patrick Magee! > > On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 5:50:11 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > Kyle Medina <[email protected]>: Mar 14 07:32AM -0700 > > “To share something is to risk losing it” > > Great video > https://petapixel.com/2018/03/08/broccoli-tree-dangers- > sharing-photos-love/ > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 March 2018 > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/ce7dc68efad73841?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Joyce Takamine <[email protected]>: Mar 14 04:22AM -0600 > > Compiler: Joyce Takamine > e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org > Date: March 14, 2018 > > This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 14 sponsored by Denver > Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. > > Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) > NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU checklist and the order of families > has changed. > Greater White-fronted Goose (Rio Grande) > BRANT (Arapahoe) > Tundra Swan (Chaffee) > Greater Scaup (Weld) > White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe) > Barrow’s Goldeneye (Chaffee) > Red-necked Grebe (Arapahoe, Larimer) > White-winged Dove (Alamosa, Douglas, *Pueblo) > White-throated Swift (El Paso) > Virginia Rail (Chaffee, Weld) > Sora (Arapahoe) > Sandhill Crane (*Delta, *Rio Grande) > Long-billed Dowitcher (*Rio Grande) > Greater Yellowlegs (Chaffee, Denver, El Paso, Rio Grande) > Franklin’s Gull (Weld) > California Gull (Douglas, Mesa) > Iceland Gull (El Paso, Pueblo) > Great Black-backed Gull (*Pueblo) > YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Douglas) > American White Pelican (Douglas) > Turkey Vulture (*Adams, Jefferson, Larimer, Montrose) > Osprey (*Boulder, Weld) > Sharp-shinned Hawk (Summit) > Northern Goshawk (Jefferson, Larimer, Weld) > HARRIS’S HAWK (Larimer) > Swainson’s Hawk (Adams) > Burrowing Owl (Weld) > Williamson’s Sapsucker (Pueblo) > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Denver) > Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso) > Black Phoebe (Mesa) > Eastern Phoebe (Arapahoe) > Say’s Phoebe (*Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson,*Weld) > Gray Jay (*Jackson) > Chihuahuan Raven (El Paso, Fremont) > Tree Swallow (Boulder) > Mountain Chickadee (Weld) > Bushtit (Weld) > Pygmy Nuthatch (Broomfield) > Winter Wren (Morgan) > Golden-crowned Kinglet (*Jefferson, Weld) > Mountain Bluebird (Pitkin) > Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso) > Northern Mockingbird (Adams) > Pine Grosbeak (*Jackson, *Jefferson) > Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Summit) > Common Redpoll (Elbert, Larimer) > Red Crossbill (Weld) > Cassin’s Sparrow (El Paso) > Lark Sparrow (*Jefferson) > Savannah Sparrow (Weld) > Fox Sparrow (Adams) > Lincoln’s Sparrow (Archuleta, Chaffee, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, *La > Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Mesa, Montrose) > White-throated Sparrow (Arapahoe, *Mesa) > Harris’s Sparrow (El Paso) > Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Rio Grande) > Brown-headed Cowbird (Arapahoe, Yuma) > Rusty Blackbird (Larimer) > Common Yellowthroat (Chaffee) > Pine Warbler (Larimer) > Yellow-rumped Warbler (*Arapahoe, Jefferson) > > ADAMS COUNTY: > ---On March 10 at Big Dry Creek Open Space (Metzger Farms), Matt Hofeditz > reported Northern Mockingbird. On March 11 at Big Dry Creek Open Space, > David Ely reported Say’s Phoebe. > ---On March 8 at Sage Creek Park, Kim Mauritz reported 2 Red Fox Sparrows. > ---On March 10 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Arsenal staff reported > Swainson’s Hawk. On March 13 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Frank Mayer > reported Turkey Vulture and Say’s Phoebe by Headquarters Building. > > ALAMOSA COUNTY: > ---On March 11 on Alamosa Rio Grande Riverwalk, Tanja Britton reported > White-winged Dove. > > ARAPAHOE COUNTY: > > ---On March 7 at Ketring Park and Lake, Carol Ortenzio, Brian Johnson, > David Chernak and Tom Behnfield reported BRANT; Frank Farrel reported BRANT > at 5820 S. Windmere in Littleton. On March 11 at Ketring Park and Lake, > Scott Somershoe and Alison Field reported BRANT. > ---On March 8 at Lower Ridgewood Park, David Suddjian reported Eastern > Phoebe and Hermit Thrush. On March 9 at Lee Gulch Overlook Park, Edward > Donnan reported Eastern Phoebe. > ---On March 9 at South Platte Park Carson Nature Center, Bill Schreitz > reported 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers. > ---On March 9 at Aurora Reservoir, Cheri Phillips reported 2 Red-necked > Grebes. On March 11 at Aurora Reservoir, Matt Hofeditz reported > White-winged Scoter. > ---On March 9 at South Platte Reservoir, Lisa McGloin reported White-winged > Scoter. > ---On March 9 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson reported Sora and > Brown-headed Cowbird on marsh on 12 Mile Trail. > ---On March 11 at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park, Cynthia Madsen and > David Hill reported Say’s Phoebe. > ---On March 13 at South Platte Park C470 Area, Thomas Holub reported > Yellow-rumped Warbler. > > ARCHULETA COUNTY: > ---On March 12 at Echo Canyon Lake SWA, Ben Bailey reported Lincoln’s > Sparrow. > > BOULDER COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at East Boulder Community Park, Boulder Bird Club reported > Say’s Phoebe. > ---On March 11 at Stearns Lake, Bob Spencer reported 2 Tree Swallows. > ---On March 12 at Izaak Walton Park in Longmont, Bob and Barb Larsen > reported Osprey eating a fish on power line tower. > > CHAFFEE COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at Buena Vista Ice Pond (View from road), Christian > Hagenlocher reported 46 Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Virginia rail, Greater > Yellowlegs and Lincoln’s Sparrow. > ---On March 12 near Clear Creek Reservoir, Christian Hagenlocher reported > Tundra Swan. > ---On March 10 at Sands Lake SWA, Christian Hagelocher reported m Common > Yellowthroat. > > DELTA COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at Hart’s Basin, Evelyn Horn reported 50 – 60 Sandhill > Cranes. On March 14 at Hart’s Basin, Evelyn Horn reported 1000 Sandhill > Cranes. > > DENVER COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at First Creek at DEN OS, John Breitsch reported Greater > Yellowlegs. > ---On March 9 at Fairmount Cemetery, Jeff Dawson reported ad f > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker seen near Highline Canal west of Mausoleum. > > DOUGLAS COUNTY: > --- On March 8 at Chatfield SP Handicapped Fisherman Platform, Doug Kibbe > reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON. On March 9 at Chatfield SP Original Heronry > Overlook, Joey Kellner and Lisa McGloin reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON. On > March 10 at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit, Joey Kellner reported > YELLOW-BILLED LOON. On March 11 at Chatfield SP Marina Sandspit, David > Alpeter and Tom Behnfield reported YELLOW-BILLED LOON. > ---On March 8 in Larkspur, Laura Roberts reported White-winged Dove. > > ELBERT COUNTY: > ---On March 8 at 296 Antelope Run in Elizabeth (view from road), Loch > Kilpatrick reported Common Redpoll at feeder. > > EL PASO COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at Bear Creek Nature Center, Del Nelson reported Lincoln’s > Sparrow. > ---On March 7 at Garden of Gods Park, Brook Nelson reported 2 > White-throated Swifts. > ---On March 9 at Hanover Road, David Tonnessen and Jim Merrit reported > Cassin’s Sparrow. On March 11 on Hanover Road, Robb Hinds reported > Ladder-backed Woodpecker; Diane Roberts reported 2 Chihuahuan Ravens and 2 > Curve-billed Thrasher. > ---On March 9 at Chico Basin ranch (fee area), David Tonnessen and Jim > Merrit reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker and Curve-billed Thrasher. > ---On March 11 at Birdsall Road, Kevin Ash reported Curve-billed Thrasher. > ---On March 11 at Hanover Fire Station, Kevin Ash reported Curve-billed > Thrasher. > ---On March 11 at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir, Robb Hinds reported Greater > Yellowlegs. > > JACKSON COUNTY: > ---On March 12 at Moose Visitor Center at Gould, Dave Leatherman and Norm > Lewis reported 2 Gray Jays and 3 Pine Grosbeaks. > > JEFFERSON COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Matt Clark reported 3 > Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. > ---On March 11 at Staunton SP, Santiago Tabares reported 5 Pine Grosbeak. > ---On March 11 at Ralston/Croke, Steve Snyder reported Northern Goshawk > near Ralston Creek and Say’s Phoebe by West Woods Golf Course pond. > ---On March 13 at Stoney Pass Area, David Suddjian reported m Pine Grosbeak > and Golden-crowned Kinglet. > ---On March 14 at Hayden Green Mountain Park, Bob Shade reported Lark > Sparrow. > > LA PLATA COUNTY: > ---On March 13 on Animas River Trail Huck Finn Pond and Hatchery Area, Ryan > Votta reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. > > LARIMER COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at Wild Horse Birdfeeder in Loveland, John Reichhardt > reported Pine Warbler. > > ---On February 28 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Dave > Leatherman found Red-necked Grebe which was seen by several other birders. > On March 9 at Fort Collins City Park and Sheldon Lake, Judd Patterson > reported Red-necked Grebe. On March 10 at Fort Collins City Park and > Sheldon Lake, Joey Angstman, Greg Wann, Adrian Monroe, and Paul Ode > reported Red-necked Grebe. On March 11 at Fort Collins City Park and > Sheldon Lake, Caroline Olson, Doug Kibbe, Jeff Dawson, Elaine Wagner, Neil > Matheson report Red-necked Grebe. On March 12 at Fort Collins City Park > and Sheldon Lake, Amy davis, tom Behnfield, John Rutenbeck, and David Wade > reported Red-necked Grebe. > ---On March 7 at Ridgen Reservoir in eastern Fort Collins, Dave Leatherman > reported m Barrow’s Goldeneye. > ---On March 8 at Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Greenbelt at W Lake St in > Fort Collins, Nick Komar reported 2 Common Redpoll. > ---On March 9 at Visitors Center in Fort Collins, Richard Herrington > reported HARRIS’S HAWK. > ---On March 10 at Hillsdale Park in Berthoud, Foothills Audubon led by Ron > Harden reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. > ---On March 11 at Horsetooth Reservoir, April Eisele reported Turkey > Vulture soaring above Inlet Bay. > > LAS ANIMAS COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at JE Canyon Ranch Belew Holes, Jack Harlan reported > Lincoln’s Sparow. > > MESA COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at Grand Junction WA, Mike Henwood and Katey Buster reported > White-throated Sparrow and Lincoln’s Sparrow. On March 13 at Grand > Junction SW, Carol Ortenzio and Katey Buster reported 2 White-throated > Sparrows. > ---On March 10 at Connected Lakes SP, Carol Ortenzio and Katey Buster > reported Black Phoebe along the canal > > MONTROSE COUNTY: > ---On March 11 at Nucla Sewage Lagoons, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter > reported Lincoln’s Sparrow. > ---On March 12 on Nucla Ave Five, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported > Lincoln’s Sparrow and 3 Turkey Vultures. > > MORGAN COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at Riverside Park (east section) in Fort Morgan, Norm Lewis > reported Winter Wren. > > PITKIN COUNTY: > ---On March 11 at Basalt High School, Reid Greiner reported 7 Mountain > Bluebirds (6m, 1f). > > PUEBLO COUNTY: > ---On March 12 at Pueblo Mountain Park, Darth Aves reported pair of > Williamson’s Sapsucker. > ---On March 13 at Pueblo Reservoir South Marina, Brian Johnson reported > Great Black-backed Gull and White-winged Dove. > > RIO GRANDE COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at Monte Vista NWR, John Rawinski reported Greater > White-fronted Goose and 10 – 15,000 Sandhill Cranes. > ---On March 10 at Home Lake, Laura Aardwolfe and Lisa Clements reported > Greater Yellowlegs wading on shore of lake. > ---On March 11 at retention pond at NE corner of CR 8S and CR 5E, Kevin > Corwin reported Long-billed Dowitcher. > ---On March 13 at Monte Vista NWR, Heidi Eaton reported 3 Sandhill Cranes > and Yellow-headed Blackbird. > > SUMMIT COUNTY: > ---On March 9 at Keystone Ranch Golf Course in Dillon, Michael Green > reported Sharp-shinned Hawk and 3 Gray-cronwed Rosy-Finch. > > WELD COUNTY: > ---On March 7 at Glenmere Park in Greeley, Shawn Mason reported Mountain > Chickadee. On March 8 at Glenmere Park, Shawn Mason reported 2 Mountain > Chickadees, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Bushtit. On March 9 at Glenmere > Park, Shawn Mason reported 2 Bushtits. On March 11 at Glenmere Park, Shawn > Masson and Gene Rutherford reported Mountain Chickadee and 9 type 2 Red > Crossbill (4m, 4f). > ---On March 12 near LaSalle north of CR 38 between CR 47 and CR 49, Gene > Rutherford reported Burrowing Owl. > ---On March 7 at Banner Lakes SWA, Doug Kibbe reported 2 Virginia Rail. > ---On March 7 at LUNA reservoir, Bill Kaempfer reported Franklin’s Gull, > Iceland Gull, and Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull. > ---On March 11 at St Vrain SP, Doug Kibbe, Jeff Dawson, and Elaine Wagner > reported Osprey and Northern Goshawk; Christina Yeagley reported Osprey. > ---On March 12 on Johnstown utility line, Derek Hill reported Say’s Phoebe. > > DFO Field trips: > > The DFO Field Trip of Wednesday, March 14 will be Front Range Owling led by > David Suddjian. This trip is full. > > The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, March 17 will be to First Creek at Denver > Open Space led by Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com; 303-885-6955 > <(303)%20885-6955> > (cell)) This trip is full. > The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 18 will be to Canon City led by Mark > Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646 <(303)%20329-8646>). This > Trip is full. > > Good Birding, > Joyce Takamine > Boulder > Back to top <#m_4309832133781366794_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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